Birth Defects From Maternal Diabetes May Still Occur Even With Insulin, Regular Blood Sugar Check

Medicine & Technology Sep 16, 2021

New research recently revealed that maternal diabetes, even with the use of insulin and regular checking of blood sugar levels, can result in permanent impairment to the fetus.

Fetal Heartbeat: When Abortion Becomes Unlawful; Medical Expert Tells More About Foetation, 6-Week Gestation

Sep 02, 2021

A fetal heartbeat cannot be heard in the past until the baby inside the womb is 13 to 16 weeks, but now, with more advanced technology, it can be detected on the sixth week of pregnancy.

Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Initially Thought to be a Male Priest from 2,000 Years Ago

Apr 30, 2021

An Egyptian mummy from 2,000 years ago was initially classified as a male priest but recent analysis dictates that it was actually a woman who was 26-30 weeks pregnant.

Study Offers Hints on the Reason Pregnancy May Raise Danger of Rejection of Organ Transplant

Jan 05, 2021

Study findings can help clarify why the immune system can endure a fetus during pregnancy, although later may be more likely to become alerted to and reject a transplant of an organ.

Did Doctors Just Found Microplastics Inside the Placenta?

Dec 24, 2020

In a shocking revelation, scientists published a study that claims they found microplastics inside the placenta. Although they said that with the type of food humans eat nowadays it might not be shocking at all.

Music For the Baby: Is Putting Headphones on Pregnant Belly Okay?

Dec 05, 2020

Music is good for the baby even before they are born. But experts warn not to overdo it by putting headphones on the pregnant belly.

Being Left-Handed Might Have Began in the Fetal Stage

Nov 04, 2020

The study from 2017 suggests that being left-handed is caused by gene expression asymmetries that have started during the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Muscles That Could Produce Super Humans Are Lost in the Womb

Oct 02, 2019

Biologists have found that babies in the womb have extra muscles in their hands that typically disappear before birth.

Zika Virus May Produce Abnormalities In Fetus: 1 Out Of 10 Babies With Prenatal Exposure In Danger

May 07, 2017

A recent study has observed that fetus exposed to Zika virus might be responsible for a child born with abnormalities in the brain or any other type of congenital complications.

Self-Proclaimed 'Feminist' Aborts Baby Boy Because She Wanted a Girl

Mar 04, 2015

Feminist blogger aborts baby because it was a male, but claims that she doesn't hate men.

The Fishy Case of How Seafood May Help Fetuses In-Utero

Jan 23, 2015

A new study suggests that despite concerns of exposure to mercury, pregnant women that eat a lot of fish may not harm their unborn child. In fact, it could help prevent fetuses from having developmental issues later, as has been previously believed.

Irish High Court Rules In What They Believe is Best Interest for Dead Mother and Unborn Fetus

Dec 27, 2014

After nearly a month of debates and testimonies arguing the legal rights of an unborn fetus, a three-judge panel of the Irish High Court ruled on Friday Dec. 26 that in the case of a pregnant mother being declared clinically dead, that doctors may choose to turn off life support, and in-effect terminate the pregnancy, if the fetus has little chance of survival.